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08 November 2011
Nanowrimo: Week #2
I had a post written for Nanowrimo Week #1, but alas my computer ate it. So I'm just going to start over.
Welcome to Tuesday, Week #2. If you're on track, you should have at least 10K words right now. If you don't, it's not over yet. It's never over until December 1 comes around. In 2009, I wrote over 20K in one eight hour time frame to finish at goal. So, it's completely not over yet.
What distractions are you working with?
Mine are a little 8 month old boy who is starting to get his first cold, a husband working 12 hour days, and a growing irritation with my surroundings. Those are minor. Well, 2.0 doesn't think his cold is minor but it means longer naps and more writing time when I should be washing dishes. The dishes can wait.
This year, I didn't map my plot. I hardly researched. I didn't even name my characters until I was actually writing them. I've never done this before. I always have a plan, a plot map, a character map, thorough research done ahead of time. Last year that didn't work out so well for me and I hardly made it to 10k, giving up by my birthday on the 14th.
So I'm just going with the flow. I know this novel will require LOTS of editing later on and I'm not committing to anything. If I think one character needs to be in a scene, I write that scene. I make myself finish the scene I'm on and only then do I stop (unless 2.0 is crying and then all bets are off).
We can get through this together! It's only once a year after all. Bring on week #2!
Welcome to Tuesday, Week #2. If you're on track, you should have at least 10K words right now. If you don't, it's not over yet. It's never over until December 1 comes around. In 2009, I wrote over 20K in one eight hour time frame to finish at goal. So, it's completely not over yet.
What distractions are you working with?
Mine are a little 8 month old boy who is starting to get his first cold, a husband working 12 hour days, and a growing irritation with my surroundings. Those are minor. Well, 2.0 doesn't think his cold is minor but it means longer naps and more writing time when I should be washing dishes. The dishes can wait.
This year, I didn't map my plot. I hardly researched. I didn't even name my characters until I was actually writing them. I've never done this before. I always have a plan, a plot map, a character map, thorough research done ahead of time. Last year that didn't work out so well for me and I hardly made it to 10k, giving up by my birthday on the 14th.
So I'm just going with the flow. I know this novel will require LOTS of editing later on and I'm not committing to anything. If I think one character needs to be in a scene, I write that scene. I make myself finish the scene I'm on and only then do I stop (unless 2.0 is crying and then all bets are off).
We can get through this together! It's only once a year after all. Bring on week #2!
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